“Well, the thing about Belikin beer is that it’s perfect.” This was the response of Oswaldo, one of our Belizean waiters, when I noted that the company Belikin seemed to have a lock-down on the Belize beer market. The implied logic of his statement made sense: When you already have perfection in a bottle, why worry about lack of choice?
And indeed, Belikin beer–with its smooth, slightly hoppy, coffee-like flavor–was close to perfect. I drank it like water to combat the Belizean heat and marveled at how quickly it went down–that is until I examined a bottle a little more closely: It read 284 milliliters, which is 9.6 ounces, or better put, about 2.5 ounces less than a standard bottle of Bud. This realization made the lager seem just a little less perfect, until I realized my only problem with it was that I wanted more.
We returned home from our trip to Belize yesterday, and I’m already missing Belikin. The lighter, more effervescent beer options here seem so anemic now in comparison. If I could shake the hand of a Guatemalan beer like Gallo or Brahva, I just know it’d be loose and clammy. Ick.
Nevertheless, while away, I did note a direct correlation between my Belikin intake and my lack of writing. More bottles equaled fewer words–or, at least, clearly enunciated ones. And so, here I am, back home, Belikin-free, and blogging. I’m only happy about one of those three things. Salvador Dalí once said, “Have no fear of perfection–you’ll never reach it.” Clearly, he never had a Belikin in Belize.
My next blog post will be an overview of our stop after Flores and Tikal: Belize’s cave- and jungle-filled Cayo District. You’ll also find out if Shon ate the head of this baby iguana!
Now you’ve got me reading all your belize posts. Gotta share this one too…Belikin will love it. I bet they TWEET it soon!
Haha! It would be great if they tweeted it, but even better if they sent me a case of beer.. ; )
that was me above…
My vote is that he did……baby iguanas supposedly go down smoothly…so I’ve heard ;0)
Come on Shon, I know you better than that. You didn’t, did you?
No, he didn’t…. or did he??????